Wednesday, March 25, 2015

This is a list of some of all the nice Entity Framework 6 extensions out there that expand the functionality of the Entity Framework 6 runtime. Code generator tools and Frameworks using Entity Framework are not included here, only libraries that extend DbContext or similar.

Please let me know if I have missed anything, and I will add it to the list.

Store Functions for EntityFramework CodeFirst

Why: This project uses the basic building blocks to build end to end experience allowing using TVFs in Linq queries and invoking stroed procedures without having to drop down to SQL. (By EF Team member)Project: https://codefirstfunctions.codeplex.com/NuGet: Coming soon

Interactive Pre-Generated Views for Entity Framework 6

Why: An alternative is a solution where views are created dynamically only when needed (i.e. views don't exist or are out dated) and then persisted and made available for use by other instances of the same application (be it running in parallel or the same application after a restart). This is exactly the problem Interactive Pre Generated Views project is trying to solve. (By EF Team member)Project: https://efinteractiveviews.codeplex.com/NuGet: https://www.nuget.org/packages/EFInteractiveViews

Second Level Cache for Entity Framework 6.1

Why: Entity Framework does not currently support caching of query results. A sample EF Caching provider is available for Entity Framework version 5 and earlier but due to changes to the provider model this sample provider does not work with Entity Framework 6 and newer. This project is filling the gap by enabling caching of query results for Entity Framework 6.1 applications. (By EF Team member)Project: https://efcache.codeplex.com/NuGet: http://www.nuget.org/packages/EntityFramework.Cache